Category Archives: classics

The Dickens, I Say!

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

This is not a ‘review’ week, but this one won’t wait. It’s about a story that all of you know, one that I thought that I did in its entirety. I also thought that I had read the complete story, … Continue reading →

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New Stars, Old Stars

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

Just a short post today because I had not anticipated how what should have been a simple procedure turned out to be a drawn-out recovery from oral surgery. Had I realized, I would have gotten my post done earlier, like … Continue reading →

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T’was the Month Before Christmas…

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

Topic this week:Do you have a favorite Christmas holiday novel? What about your favorite movie? Do you restrict reading/viewing of Christmas/holiday themed books/movies to the holiday season? We’ve covered holiday movies in the recent past, but I am game! Yes, … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Christmas Films

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Jeff Salter

And “You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out” is at the Top By Jeff Salter Topic: Do you have a favorite Christmas / holiday novel? What about your favorite movie? Do you restrict reading/viewing of Christmas / holiday themed books / movies … Continue reading →

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In Tune with Toons

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

This week’s theme of discussing cartoons was my idea, so where do I start and end? I had an older brother and sister so I was watching cartoons as soon as my mother brought me home. I adore the original … Continue reading →

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Is There FAIRness in the World?

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

 Is there a place that you have traveled to when you were younger that you wish you could visit again? You can pretty much read Elaine’s Wednesday post, with some of Patty’s from Monday and Angie’s from Tuesday, since they … Continue reading →

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Went With the Wind

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

“Went With the Wind” was the title of the hilarious Carol Burnett lampoon of the famous Civil War saga, but Margaret Mitchell or her editors would probably would have named the book that today. Why? Because “gone” seems to be … Continue reading →

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Up My Alleyn

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

(I wrote a view and it was good, but I when I cut, it did not paste, so now I must do this work in haste.) If you log into YouTube, they make many suggestions based on your watch history. … Continue reading →

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Quo Vadis?

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

Once again, family took my time and attention and I ran late for a review, until nearly 1 AM  yesterday morning my time when, just before bed, I checked in to see if the latest post by The Hound had gone … Continue reading →

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Which Witcher?

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

If you tried to watch the series “The Witcher” last year and found it too graphic, I won’t blame you if you ran away. The only reason why I watched it at all was by recommendation from a YouTuber that … Continue reading →

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